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\hline\hline
                    &\multicolumn{6}{c}{Ln(Ave. \# Newsp.  Mentions)}                                                                                   \\\cmidrule(lr){2-7}
                    &\multicolumn{1}{c}{(1)}         &\multicolumn{1}{c}{(2)}         &\multicolumn{1}{c}{(3)}         &\multicolumn{1}{c}{(4)}         &\multicolumn{1}{c}{(5)}         &\multicolumn{1}{c}{(6)}         \\
\hline
Human Rights Viol.  &       0.231\sym{***}&       0.121\sym{*}  &       0.131\sym{**} &      -0.005         &      -0.081         &      -0.066         \\
                    &     (0.049)         &     (0.047)         &     (0.047)         &     (0.078)         &     (0.085)         &     (0.091)         \\
$\times$ UNGA Ideal Pt. Dist.&                     &                     &                     &       0.084\sym{**} &       0.073\sym{*}  &       0.071\sym{*}  \\
                    &                     &                     &                     &     (0.030)         &     (0.029)         &     (0.029)         \\
UNGA Ideal Pt. Dist.&      -0.060         &      -0.021         &      -0.016         &      -0.097\sym{+}  &      -0.058         &      -0.050         \\
                    &     (0.053)         &     (0.050)         &     (0.052)         &     (0.053)         &     (0.052)         &     (0.054)         \\
Ln(GDP Per Capita)  &                     &      -0.241\sym{*}  &      -0.174         &                     &      -0.233\sym{*}  &      -0.175         \\
                    &                     &     (0.112)         &     (0.112)         &                     &     (0.106)         &     (0.108)         \\
GDP Growth          &                     &      -0.758\sym{***}&      -0.834\sym{***}&                     &      -0.758\sym{***}&      -0.834\sym{***}\\
                    &                     &     (0.198)         &     (0.206)         &                     &     (0.196)         &     (0.206)         \\
Ln(Population Size) &                     &       0.128         &       0.250         &                     &       0.163         &       0.286         \\
                    &                     &     (0.192)         &     (0.190)         &                     &     (0.186)         &     (0.187)         \\
Ln(Oil Prod. Per Capita)&                     &       0.213\sym{**} &       0.273\sym{***}&                     &       0.214\sym{**} &       0.272\sym{***}\\
                    &                     &     (0.071)         &     (0.071)         &                     &     (0.069)         &     (0.070)         \\
Polyarchy           &                     &       0.140         &      -0.026         &                     &       0.126         &      -0.044         \\
                    &                     &     (0.352)         &     (0.362)         &                     &     (0.348)         &     (0.357)         \\
Presidentialism     &                     &       0.606\sym{+}  &       0.554\sym{+}  &                     &       0.577\sym{+}  &       0.529\sym{+}  \\
                    &                     &     (0.313)         &     (0.316)         &                     &     (0.308)         &     (0.311)         \\
Media Freedom       &                     &      -0.009         &       0.008         &                     &      -0.009         &       0.006         \\
                    &                     &     (0.050)         &     (0.053)         &                     &     (0.050)         &     (0.053)         \\
Ln(Protest)         &                     &       0.193\sym{***}&       0.215\sym{***}&                     &       0.193\sym{***}&       0.213\sym{***}\\
                    &                     &     (0.020)         &     (0.021)         &                     &     (0.020)         &     (0.021)         \\
Election            &                     &       0.123\sym{***}&       0.160\sym{***}&                     &       0.125\sym{***}&       0.161\sym{***}\\
                    &                     &     (0.022)         &     (0.023)         &                     &     (0.022)         &     (0.023)         \\
Intrastate conflict &                     &       0.333\sym{***}&       0.319\sym{***}&                     &       0.327\sym{***}&       0.315\sym{***}\\
                    &                     &     (0.090)         &     (0.089)         &                     &     (0.089)         &     (0.089)         \\
Interstate conflict &                     &       0.096\sym{***}&       0.099\sym{***}&                     &       0.095\sym{***}&       0.099\sym{***}\\
                    &                     &     (0.026)         &     (0.026)         &                     &     (0.026)         &     (0.027)         \\
UNSC Seat           &                     &                     &       0.050         &                     &                     &       0.050         \\
                    &                     &                     &     (0.034)         &                     &                     &     (0.033)         \\
Ally                &                     &                     &       0.486\sym{*}  &                     &                     &       0.466\sym{*}  \\
                    &                     &                     &     (0.202)         &                     &                     &     (0.198)         \\
Ln(Import from the US)&                     &                     &      -0.043         &                     &                     &      -0.038         \\
                    &                     &                     &     (0.032)         &                     &                     &     (0.031)         \\
Ln(Export to the US)&                     &                     &      -0.019         &                     &                     &      -0.018         \\
                    &                     &                     &     (0.022)         &                     &                     &     (0.022)         \\
Ln(Economic Aid)    &                     &                     &       0.007\sym{+}  &                     &                     &       0.007\sym{+}  \\
                    &                     &                     &     (0.004)         &                     &                     &     (0.004)         \\
Ln(Military Aid)    &                     &                     &      -0.009\sym{**} &                     &                     &      -0.008\sym{**} \\
                    &                     &                     &     (0.003)         &                     &                     &     (0.003)         \\
POTUS Visit         &                     &                     &       0.224\sym{***}&                     &                     &       0.224\sym{***}\\
                    &                     &                     &     (0.035)         &                     &                     &     (0.035)         \\
Visit to the US     &                     &                     &       0.219\sym{***}&                     &                     &       0.218\sym{***}\\
                    &                     &                     &     (0.022)         &                     &                     &     (0.022)         \\
\hline
Leader fixed-effects&$\checkmark$         &$\checkmark$         &$\checkmark$         &$\checkmark$         &$\checkmark$         &$\checkmark$         \\
Year fixed-effects  &$\checkmark$         &$\checkmark$         &$\checkmark$         &$\checkmark$         &$\checkmark$         &$\checkmark$         \\
Adjusted R$^2$      &       0.852         &       0.859         &       0.847         &       0.853         &       0.860         &       0.848         \\
Number of leaders   &        1210         &        1090         &        1005         &        1210         &        1090         &        1005         \\
Observations        &        8303         &        7457         &        6779         &        8303         &        7457         &        6779         \\
Period              &   1960-2015         &   1960-2015         &   1960-2015         &   1960-2015         &   1960-2015         &   1960-2015         \\
\hline\hline
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